Toy



H. MANES.

TOY. APPLICATION man APR. 9. 1920.

1,404,132. Patented 1311.111922.

. i /f 7 'm0/mers UNITED STATES Application filed April 9,

tion is to provide a highly amusing, interesting and attractive toy in which the qualities of skill, judgment and luck play proportionate parts in the operation ofthe same. f l

Another object of the invention is to provide a toy which may be utilized as an apparatus for the playing of various games in which the number of participants is unlimited as one or more persons may enjoy the sport rwith,` equal interest.

A further obj ect of the invention is to provide a toy'of the characterdescribed which is simple ,in f; construction,l inexpensive to manufacture-Land which. is vstrong, efficient and durable. ,j

With these and .other .objects in view, some ofwhich will be' more readily apparentv astlie nature,- purpose and operation of the device isA better understood, reference is made to the following description, claims and accompanying drawingsforming a part of this application In-the drawings: v Y

-Figure 1 isja perspectivev view illustrating the operation ofthesame when in use.

Figure 2 isa transverse sectionalA view through the topi illustrating in dotted lines the relation of the stick when the same coacts with the peripheral guard.

AFigure 3 is a similar view of a slightly modified form of the invention.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary detailed view of a further modification.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, 10 designates a handle member such as a stick which is provided with a tapered upper extremity 11. The said stick 10 may be of any Jformation and is not necessarily limited to the precise construction illustrated and the same is applicable to the various forms of tops illustrated in the several modifications of the invention.

PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY MANES, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

TOY.

. Specification of Letters Patent. Pateted Jam 17, 1922 1920. Serial No. 372,501.

Referring particularly to Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, the top 12 comprises a head 13 which is preferably but not necessarily of substantially semispherical formation and provided with an annular flange 14. In the specific construction illustrated the head 13 is provided with a reduced depending boss 15 which receives the central opening 16 of the annular flange 14 which is in the nature of a disc. The said disc like flange and head 18 being secured together by means of screws 17. The head 13 is provided with an axial recess 18 having an outwardly flared mouth 19 communicating with the underside of the top.A The opposite closed extremity of. the recess is tapered as at 20. In use and operation, the recess constitutes substantially an axial step bearing for the reception of the tapered end 11 of' the stick 10 to permit of the spinning of the top thereon, the outwardly` flared mouth 19 of the recess serving as a guide for the tapered extremity 11 during the operation of capturing the topafter the same has been upwardly projected therefrom. In order to provide means to minimize the chance of entirely missing and dropping the top, a depending peripheral guard is provided on the flange and as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawing, the same is illustrated as a ring 21 supported in spaced relation from the flange by means of the vertical depending legs 22. In operating the toy, should the player miss the outwardly flared mouth 19 in an attempt tov capture the top, the pointed extremity 11 may be manipulated in'such av manner as to enter between the ring 21 and the flange 14 as illustrated by the dotted line position of the stick in Figure 2 of the drawings.

In the modified form illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawings the fiange 23 is preferably dished in order that the under surface thereof will present a guide surface to increase the chance of the pointed extremity of the stick entering the recess. In this form the depending peripheral guard is in the nature of an annular peripheral de ending flange 24 formed integral with the ange 23. The construction of the head and recess in this form is identical with the head illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. In the modified form illustrated in Figure 4 of the drawings, the flange 25 is provided with a depending peripheral guard flange 26 the free extremity of which is inturned as at 27 to provide a receiving space 28 which is adapted to co-act with the tapered extremity of the stick. p

n the vpreferred adaptation and use of the toy, the top 12 is initially associated with the.4

stick 10 by inserting the tapered extremity 11gof the saine within the recess 18, the point of the tapered'extremity 11 engaging the tapered portion 20 of the recess; the stick-is' held in one hand, and the top is initiallyset in motion by revolving-the same with'th'e other hand or if desired aA stringt maybe' wound around the guard member and withdrawn quickly therefrom to impart a spinning motion theretog The operator then projects the top into the air by a quick upward movement of the stick and endeavors vto capture the samejas it gravitates downward by registering the tapered' extremity with the recess.

Should the operator miss the outwardly flared mouth 19', the stick may be manipulated in such a manner as to enter' between the ring 21 and the flange" 14 as illustrate'din Figure 2 ofthe drawings.v Any number of players may participate ina' game in which one top is'used and in which each player is provided with a stick and any rules-may be formulated for the playing ofV variousgames. The top when spinning sets up a gyroscopic action which maintains the same substantially horizontal and'prevents tumbling. v l Y *While there'has beenv lillustrated and described several preferred ways in which the top vmay be constructed, -no limitation isv made to the precisel details ofconstruction as variations which fall within the scope lof the appended claims may when found expedient.

Havingv thus describedv my invention, what be lresorted to I claim as new and desire to securel by Let' ters Patent is- 1. In a toy, the combination with a tapered stick of a 'gyroscopic aerial top adapted to be horizontally spun thereon, projected up` `wardly therefrom and Icaptured thereby,

comprising -a head havinga tapered' axial recess, a circumferential flange and a de"-v pending rim constituting a guard meansV adapted to embrace and coeactwi'thth'e taf pered portion of `the stick'to prevent dropping of the top should the pointed stick miss the recess during the 'capturing operation.

' 2.'A toy including a stick having a tapered -qextremity andV an aerial top comprising a guard memberv functioning to co-actwith the tapered' extremity ofV the Vstick when' the same misses the recess toprevent dropping Y of the top. 3 A

3. Inalgyroscopic aerialtop adapted to be initially'sp'un upon a tapered stick, verti-v cally projected therefrom and subsequently captured thereby, a circumferentially flanged head having a vertical bearing `opening forV association with the taperedportion of the stick vand a depending peripheralguard member on the circumferentiallyflanged portion ofv the headadapted to receive and co-act with said vstickV to prevent they dropping of the top uponfailure of the stick to enter the recess during the capturing operation.'

4'.' In ai toy, the u'combination with a stick having a tapered extremity, of la gyroscopic a'erial'top having a tapered axial Vrecess: constitutinga bearing opening for the reception of'said tapered extremity 4to .permit of spinning of the top therein and serving as :#190

means for preventingtangential displacenient during the spinning operatonysaid re-l cessfurther serving to receive the tapered extremity 'during A the Vcapturing operation, and a circumferential flange on said top having a depending guard member adapted to embrace and co-act with the tapered extremity of the stick shouldlthe samemiss the recess during the capturing operation.

HARRY Miiivii's'.l 

